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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

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    Online dating company will pay $600,000 to settle fake profile allegationsOnline dating company will pay $600,000 to settle fake profile allegations
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    The company will pay $600,000 to settle charges it duped users into paying to communicate with people who didn’t exist.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The evidence that Sharyl Attkisson got her laptop hacked seems weakThe evidence that Sharyl Attkisson got her laptop hacked seems weak
    Technology

    A CBS journalist says the US government hacked her laptop. But the technical glitches she describes don’t sound like evidence of hacking.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    How copyright law gives Amazon too much power over the book industryHow copyright law gives Amazon too much power over the book industry
    Technology

    The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act make sit hard to compete with Amazon in the e-book business.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Why Uber drivers can’t win: they’re fighting supply and demandWhy Uber drivers can’t win: they’re fighting supply and demand
    Technology

    Competition is putting downward pressure on fares — and driver pay.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Google’s Inbox turns your email into a giant to-do listGoogle’s Inbox turns your email into a giant to-do list
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    A new app from Google treats your inbox as a to-do list, and provides powerful tools to keep on top of it.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The right wasn’t always opposed to regulations protecting online innovationThe right wasn’t always opposed to regulations protecting online innovation
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    Republicans used to favor regulating telecom monopolies to protect online innovation.

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    How car dealers’ war on Tesla harms consumersHow car dealers’ war on Tesla harms consumers
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    At the behest of the car dealers’ lobby, Michigan just passed legislation preserving the state’s ban on direct sales of automobiles.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    3 reasons iPad sales are tanking3 reasons iPad sales are tanking
    Technology

    Quarterly iPad sales are down 13 percent from last year.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Culture
    OK Go’s amazingly nerdy music videos, rankedOK Go’s amazingly nerdy music videos, ranked
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    OK Go, which has a new album out this week, have made some amazingly ambitious music videos. Here are my favorites.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Why so many people have become dependent on centralized apps like SlackWhy so many people have become dependent on centralized apps like Slack
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    The internet used to be highly decentralized. It’s not any more.

    By Timothy B. Lee